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MAV Technology awards councils for innovation

As part of the Municipal Association of Victoria’s (MAV) ‘Transformers’ Technology Conference in Geelong, councils were recognised for their innovation at the Technology Awards for Excellence.

​The awards celebrate the efforts and achievements of local government teams in making council services more efficient, cost effective and useful for members of the community.

Cr Mary Lalios, President of the MAV said that Victorian councils were demonstrating innovative solutions for transforming both their business operations and community service delivery.

“The judges considered the size of the council and their available budget and resources when comparing entries. The awards recognise best value and practice, rather than just scale of outcomes and entries were assessed based on outstanding innovation, effort and outcomes; the ability to positively impact council business objectives; and the potential to influence or assist other councils.

“We congratulate our finalists and winners for these impressive outcomes and look forward to improving the design, delivery and provision of council services with further digitisation of the sector,” she said.

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